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Table 1 Demographic data for individuals with autism and controls

From: Impairment of fragile X mental retardation protein-metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 signaling and its downstream cognates ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 1, amyloid beta A4 precursor protein, striatal-enriched protein tyrosine phosphatase, and homer 1, in autism: a postmortem study in cerebellar vermis and superior frontal cortex

Case

Dx

Sex

Age

PMI (hrs)

Ethnicity

Medication history

Cause of death

Seizure

ID

Side of brain

Brain region

UMB-4670

Control

M

4

17

Caucasian

None

Commotio cordis

No

No

Unknown

BA9, Vermis

UMB-4898

Control

M

7

12

Caucasian

Methylphenidate; clonidine

Drowning

No

No

Unknown

Vermis

UMB-1674

Control

M

8

36

Caucasian

None

Drowning

No

No

Unknown

BA9, Vermis

UMB-4787

Control

M

12

15

African American

Montelukast; albuteral; prednisone, loratadine

Asthma

No

No

Unknown

BA9, Vermis

UMB-1823

Control

M

15

18

Caucasian

None

MVA

No

No

Unknown

BA9, Vermis

AN17425

Control

M

16

26.16

Unknown

None

Heart attack

No

No

Left

BA9

AN15105

Control

M

18

19.83

Unknown

None

Unknown

No

No

Unknown

BA9, Vermis

AN03217

Control

M

19

18.58

Caucasian

None

Pneumonia

No

No

Left

BA9

UMB-1846

Control

F

20

9

Caucasian

None

MVA

No

No

Unknown

BA9, Vermis

AN07176

Control

M

21

29.91

Unknown

None

MVA

No

No

Left

BA9

AN14368

Control

M

22

24.2

Unknown

None

Unknown

No

No

Left

BA9

AN19760

Control

M

28

23.25

Unknown

None

Unknown

No

No

Left

BA9

AN15566

Control

F

32

28.92

Unknown

None

Unknown

No

No

Left

BA9, Vermis

UMB-1169

Control

M

33

27

African American

Metoclopramide; loratadine

Dilated cardiomyopathy (morbid obesity)

No

No

Unknown

BA9, Vermis

UMB-1376

Control

M

37

12

African American

None

ASCVD

No

No

Unknown

BA9, Vermis

AN15151

Control

M

41

30.4

Unknown

None

Heart attack

No

No

Unknown

BA9, Vermis

AN19440

Control

F

50

20.25

Unknown

None

Heart attack

No

No

Unknown

BA9

AN12240

Control

M

51

4.75

Caucasian

None

Heart attack

No

No

Right

BA9

AN13295

Control

M

56

22.12

Unknown

None

Unknown

No

No

Right

BA9

AN08873

Autism

M

5

25.5

Caucasian

None

Drowning

No

No

Left

BA9

AN13872

Autism

F

5

32.73

Asian

None

Drowning

No

No

Left

BA9, Vermis

UMB-1349

Autism

M

5

39

Caucasian

None

Drowning

No

No

Unknown

Vermis

UMB-1174

Autism

F

7

14

Caucasian

None

Seizure disorder

Yes

No

Unknown

BA9

UMB-4231

Autism

M

8

12

African American

Olanzapine; galantamine

Drowning

No

Yes

Unknown

BA9, Vermis

AN19511

Autism

M

8

22.16

Caucasian

None

Cancer

Yes

No

Left

BA9, Vermis

UMB-4721

Autism

M

8

16

African American

None

Drowning

No

No

Unknown

Vermis

AN16641

Autism

M

9

27

Caucasian

Carbamazepine; methylphenidate; clonidine

Seizure disorder

Yes

Yes

Left

BA9

AN16115

Autism

F

11

12.88

Caucasian

Carbamazepine; lamotrigine; dextroamphetamine; topiramate

Seizure/drowning

Yes

Yes

Right

Vermis

UMB-4899

Autism

M

14

9

Caucasian

None

Drowning

No

No

Unknown

BA9, Vermis

AN17138

Autism

M

16

24

Asian

Fexofenadine; buspirone; topiramate

Seizure disorder

Yes

No

Left

BA9, Vermis

AN01570

Autism

F

18

6.75

Caucasian

None

Seizure disorder

Yes

No

Right

BA9

AN00764

Autism

M

20

23.66

Caucasian

Erythromycin gel; minocycline

MVA

No

Yes

Left

BA9

UMB-1638

Autism

F

20

50

Caucasian

None

Seizure disorder

Yes

Yes

Unknown

BA9

AN09730

Autism

M

22

25

Caucasian

Aripiprazole; lamotrigine; zonisamide

Aspiration

Yes

No

Left

BA9, Vermis

AN08166

Autism

M

29

43.25

Caucasian

Fexofenadine; ziprasidone HCl; carbamazepine

Seizure (suspected)

Yes

No

Left

BA9, Vermis

AN12457

Autism

F

29

17.83

Caucasian

Fluvoxamine

Seizure disorder

Yes

No

Left

BA9, Vermis

AN11989

Autism

M

30

16.06

Caucasian

None

Heart failure (congestive)

No

No

Left

BA9

AN08792

Autism

M

30

20.33

Caucasian

Cisapride; clorazepate; sodium valproate; phenytoin; folic acid; primidone; phenobarbital; omeprazole; metoclopramide

Gastrointestinal bleeding

Yes

No

Left

BA9, Vermis

UMB-5027

Autism

M

37

26

African American

None

Obstruction of bowel due to adhesion

No

No

Unknown

BA9, Vermis

AN06420

Autism

M

39

13.95

Caucasian

None

Cardiac tamponade

No

No

Left

BA9, Vermis

AN14613

Autism

M

39

22.75

Caucasian

None

Sudden unexpected death

Yes

No

Unknown

BA9

AN17777

Autism

F

49

16.33

Caucasian

Wafarin; venlafaxine; erythromycin; lansoprazole; risperidone; metformin; gabapentin; propranolol; levothyroxine

Pulmonary arrest

No

Yes

Left

BA9, Vermis

AN01093

Autism

M

56

19.48

Caucasian

Benztropine mesylate; haloperidol; lithium; chlorpromazine; alprazolam

Anoxic encephalopathy

Yes

No

Right

BA9, Vermis

Children

Control

Autistic

Change

P -value

d

 

Age ± SD (years)

11.4 ± 5.22

9.5 ± 4.38

↓16.6%

ns

nd

 

PMI ± SD (years)

20.6 ± 8.1

20.1 ± 9.94

↓2.4%

ns

nd

 

Gender

7M

8M:4F

nd

nd

nd

 

Adults

Control

Autistic

Change

P- value

d

 

Age ± SD (years)

34.2 ± 13

33.3 ± 11.2

↓2.6%

ns

nd

 

PMI ± SD (years)

20.9 ± 8.41

24.6 ± 11.1

↑17.7%

ns

nd

 

Gender

9M:3F

9M:3F

nd

nd

nd

 
  1. ASCVD, Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease; Dx, Diagnosis; Hrs, Hours; PMI, Postmortem interval; M, Male; F, Female; EtOH, Alcohol; ID, Intellectual disability; MVA, Motor vehicle accident; nd, Not determined; ns, Not significant; d, Cohen’s test statistic.